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Carpet One Floor & Home Brings Spring to Your Doorway and Hope for a Cure
The Carpet One Floor & Home Welcomes Your Support Spring Campaign Kicks Off on March 1st
Manchester, NH (March 1, 2009) — You don’t have to wait for the flowers to bloom to enjoy spring at your doorstep. Bring a smile to the faces of everyone who enters your home with a colorful welcome mat and help Carpet One Floor & Home, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) find a cure for breast cancer. The colorful designs from flowers to flip flops remind us of the carefree feeling of spring and summer. A pink ribbon completes each mat and reminds us of those near and dear that have battled with breast cancer.
Not only are the Carpet One Floor & Home pink ribbon welcome mats a great way to dress up your doorway, they are helping researchers find life-saving treatments and hopefully someday a cure. Twenty-five percent of the sales of these mats will be donated to BCRF in the US and CCS in Canada to help support breast cancer research programs. The only way to find a cure is to continue to support these programs.
Carpet One Floor & Home has been supporting breast cancer research and awareness since 2004, and to date, their pink ribbon welcome mats have raised more than $750,000 in the U.S and Canada. This money has been donated to worthy organizations that are searching diligently for a cure.
“The Carpet One Floor & Home Welcomes Your Support campaign has given us the opportunity to donate to this very important cause and we are excited to be supporting such a worthy organization,” says Carpet One Floor & Home President, Eric Demaree. “We are very proud to contribute as much as we can to the search for a cure by supporting BCRF and the CCS in raising awareness of a disease that has touched us all.”
“Carpet One Floor & Home continues to be a dedicated supporter with a new collection of welcome mats every spring and fall. Each season we look forward to the new designs and the hope they represent.” says Myra Biblowit, BCRF President.
“We are proud to once again be partnering with Carpet One Floor & Home for the Carpet One Welcomes Your Support campaign,” says Dr. Barbara Whylie, CEO, Canadian Cancer Society.
In addition to donating a portion of pink ribbon welcome mat sales to BCRF, with each Carpet One Floor & Home Welcomes Your Support campaign, Carpet One Floor & Home distributes an informational brochure to consumers with breast cancer statistics and valuable information about the disease.
The spring 2009 welcome mat collection features a variety of original spring and summer themed designs as well as a signature pink “Hope” mat. The mats are available from March through May at Carpet One Floor & Home stores for approximately $24.99US/$34.99CDN. All of Carpet One Floor & Home’s welcome mats are stain-and-water resistant and machine-washable. These inspiring pink ribbon welcome mats make great gifts and add a special touch to your deck or doorway for your summer gatherings. Visit CarpetOne.com to find the nearest Carpet One Floor & Home to purchase a pink ribbon welcome mat and contribute to an important cause.
About Carpet One Floor & Home
Carpet One Floor & Home (http://www.CarpetOne.com) is North America’s leading floor covering retailer, with more than 1,000 independently owned and operated locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Carpet One Floor & Home stores are known for a broad selection of carpet, wood, laminate, ceramic, vinyl, and area rugs, including exclusive brands like Good Housekeeping and Lees.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. The Foundation supports scientists at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. In October 2008, $34.5 million was awarded to 166 scientists across the United States and in Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East, and throughout Europe. And for the seventh consecutive year, BCRF received Charity Navigator’s highest rating, four stars, thus outperforming over 99% of the evaluated charities, while the American Institute of Philanthropy has awarded BCRF its highest possible rating of A+. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization in the U.S. to receive these accolades. For more information, visit http://www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.
About the Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life for people living with cancer. When you want to know more about cancer, visit our website http://www.cancer.ca or call our toll-free, bilingual Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333
